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Factory Falls

Factory Falls, a waterfall in Pennsylvania
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Factory Falls is a waterfall in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. Mount Wismer stands 627 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Fulmer Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 14 miles off.

The story

There are many waterfalls in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, a national recreation area managed by the National Park Service in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5428766, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.23759, -74.91694

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • George W. Childs Park: 0.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
  • Akenac Park: 2.2 mi
  • North Lake Park: 2.7 mi
  • Dingman Township Park: 5.0 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Peter's Corners: 9.5 mi
  • Japanese Sika Deer: 11.6 mi
  • Family Entertainment Area: 12.6 mi
  • Agricultural Area: 12.7 mi
  • Outdoor Entertainment Area: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 48
  • Gold Key Beach: 5.8 mi
  • PWLPOA Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Kittatinny Lake Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Kittattiny Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Stokes Beach: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves: 47
Historic sites: 44
Waterfalls: 33
Museums: 25
  • Rosenkrans House and Museum: 5.8 mi
  • The Columns Museum of the Pike County Historical Society: 8.7 mi
  • Snook Agricultural Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Pocono Indian Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Historic Society of Stillwater Township: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 8
  • The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Founder's Park: 12.8 mi
  • Labyrinth Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Muriel's Garden: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
Rest areas: 7
  • Pike Welcome Center: 13.6 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 17.1 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 17.2 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 17.8 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Glass Tentacles: 4.5 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 11.7 mi
  • Rock Maze: 17.1 mi
Springs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Factory Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WismerW 270°627 m17.4 mi
High KnobWNW 292°624 m11.6 mi
Low KnobWNW 296°607 m11.8 mi
West HillWNW 294°605 m12.6 mi
West MountainW 271°605 m17.0 mi
Middle MountainW 270°599 m18.7 mi
Chestnut MountainW 264°592 m20.2 mi
Mud Pond MountainWNW 283°582 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2819:5520:37
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2315:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475766706962504031
Precip in3.12.93.93.93.35.43.74.44.74.73.34.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Matamoras, 15 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jan, Mar–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs18.815.523.220.816.011.69.911.011.214.014.521.8

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Little Bush Kill at Edgemere, PA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4740415468

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